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· Proto-Germanic
*skībǭ
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*skībǭ
, most common first.
shive
A slice, especially of bread.
skive
To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
skyf
A cigarette.